The massive earthquake that struck Haiti last weekend has killed over 2,000 and caused tremendous destruction, leveling homes, and leaving many without shelter. We are taking up a special collection to assist our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Collected funds will be sent to the Haitian dioceses in most needed to support humanitarian and Church needs arising from the earthquake.
You can contribute on our online donation portal, https://stcharlesbklyn.weshareonline.org/HaitiEarthquakeRelief.
The Exhortation to the Apostles
James Tissot, 1886-1892, Brooklyn Museum
Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”
Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
We have come to believe
and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”
(John 6:67-69)
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the Second Reading
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32
August 22, 2021
We read today the most famous or perhaps most infamous section of the Letter to the Ephesians. It examines household relations and contains the line: “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands”. It is easy to dismiss this as an artifact of a long-gone civilization, but we do so at our peril.
Continue reading “21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – All Subordinate to Each Other”Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
Good morning, everyone. Always a great joy being able to be with you here at St. Charles Borromeo. I think some of you probably know by now that my Sundays are numbered. I’m going to be heading up to the Trappist monastery of the lady of Getz. I’m sorry, Our Lady of Genesee – hope I know where I’m going – The Abbey of Our Lady of Genesee https://www.geneseeabbey.org, which is in upstate New York, about 45 minutes south of Rochester. And I’ll be planning on entering the Trappist community there. So I do cherish these last remaining Sundays with you here.
So today is the feast of the Assumption, the solemnity of the Assumption, a great Marian feast. And whenever we celebrate a Marian feast, I think maybe two things, as a priest, come to mind.
Continue reading “Assumption of Mary – Homily (Fr. Gribowich)”Our Bible Study group will start up again in September. Newcomers are welcome. The group consists of parishioners from St. Charles Borromeo, Assumption/St. Boniface, and St. Augustine – St. Francis Xavier. We meet via Zoom on Sundays from 5-6PM.
For this “term,” we will study the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, which is often quoted in the New Testament, in preparation for Advent and Christmas. Once again, we will be using the Little Rock Bible Study Series, which is recognized as a leader in assisting Catholic parishes encounter the Bible for over 40 years.
Sessions will begin on Sunday, September 12. We expect to finish the Isaiah lessons on November 21 and then focus on Christmas-related scriptures during the Advent..
We’ll provide you with the study guide and ask you to read the relevant portions beforehand, look over the questions in the text, and then we’ll use the questions as a guide to our weekly discussions. In order to help defray the cost of the materials, please contribute $5 toward the purchase of the study guides, which will be yours to keep.
We need to know how many copies to order, so please sign up below if you are interested in participating. Please reach out to Kerin Coughlin, Mike McGowan, or the rectory if you have any questions.
Please join us to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sunday, August 8th.
Our current Mass times are:
The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are now available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .
Today’s readings are also available to read online here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080821.cfm
Assumption of the Virgin, Antonio da Correggio,
1526-1530, Parma Cathedral cupola fresco,
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Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the Second Reading
Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady
Ephesians 5:15–20
August 15, 2021
This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. It is so important a feast that it displaces the regularly scheduled Sunday Mass. We will however examine the selection from the Letter to the Ephesians that is read on the Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary time to maintain continuity. Conveniently it falls into two sections which we can review in turn.
The first section speaks of Wisdom.
Continue reading “Assumption – Beginning as a Melody in Our Hearts”Watch carefully then how you live,
(Eph 5:15–17)
not as foolish persons but as wise,
making the most of the opportunity,
because the days are evil.
Therefore, do not continue in ignorance,
but try to understand
what is the will of the Lord
